How to say 'Sisters' in Japanese | 姉妹

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The Japanese word for Sisters is 'Shimai', written as 姉妹 in Japanese.'Sisters' in hiragana is しまい.

word

姉妹

Meaning

Sisters

Reading

しまい

shimai

Kanji

姉Older sister 妹Younger sister

Explanation

The Japanese noun '姉妹 (しまい)' refers to 'sisters'. It specifically denotes a pair or group of female siblings. This term is often used in contexts discussing family relationships or to metaphorically describe close relationships between entities, such as sister cities or sister schools. For example: They are sisters「彼女たちは姉妹です」(かのじょたちはしまいです). Our school has a sister school in Japan「私たちの学校は日本に姉妹校があります」(わたしたちのがっこうはにほんにしまいこうがあります). The term can also be used in broader contexts to describe things that are closely related or paired, such as 'sister companies'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4788

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 姉妹

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

姉

Meaning

Older sister

kanji

妹

Meaning

Younger sister

Words Related to 姉妹 Through the Kanji 姉

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 姉 as well.

word

お姉さん

Meaning

Older sister

word

姉

Meaning

Older sister

word

姉さん

Meaning

Sister

Words Related to 姉妹 Through the Kanji 妹

This Word contains the Kanji 妹 as well.

word

妹

Meaning

Younger sister

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'Shimai' means 'Sisters' .

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